diff --git a/analysis/gating.py b/analysis/gating.py
index 507c6548..3b58113d 100644
--- a/analysis/gating.py
+++ b/analysis/gating.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ def gateThomsonCells(X) -> npt.ArrayLike:
 def Thomson_Doublet():
     """Detects doublets in scRNA-seq"""
     import hdf5plugin  # noqa: F401
-    import vcsc
+    import vsparse
 
     from .imports import download_thomson_raw
 
     raw_path = download_thomson_raw()
-    X = vcsc.VCSCAnnData.read_h5ad(raw_path).to_anndata()
+    X = vsparse.VCSCAnnData.read_h5ad(raw_path).to_anndata()
     sc.pp.filter_genes(X, min_cells=1)
     clf = doubletdetection.BoostClassifier(
         n_iters=10,
diff --git a/analysis/imports.py b/analysis/imports.py
index 682e7b0e..414736cb 100644
--- a/analysis/imports.py
+++ b/analysis/imports.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import anndata
 import h5py
 import pandas as pd
-import vcsc
+import vsparse
 from anndata.io import read_elem
 from parafac2.normalize import prepare_dataset
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def import_thomson() -> anndata.AnnData:
     from .gating import gateThomsonCells
 
     raw_path = download_thomson_raw()
-    X = vcsc.VCSCAnnData.read_h5ad(raw_path).to_anndata()
+    X = vsparse.VCSCAnnData.read_h5ad(raw_path).to_anndata()
 
     doubletDF = pd.read_csv("analysis/data/Thomson/ThomsonDoublets.csv", index_col=0)
     doubletDF.index.name = "cell_barcode"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e21d6f7d..9319c253 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ dependencies = [
     "anndata>=0.13",
     "pacmap>=0.9",
     "tqdm>=4.66.1",
-    "vcsc",
+    "vsparse>=0.2.0",
+    "hdf5plugin>=7.0.0",
+    "matplotlib>=3.8",
+    "seaborn>=0.13.2",
 ]
 
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -39,9 +42,6 @@ build-backend = "uv_build"
 module-name = ["scrise"]
 module-root = ""
 
-[tool.uv.sources]
-vcsc = { git = "https://github.com/meyer-lab/anndata-VCSC.git" }
-
 
 [dependency-groups]
 analysis = [
diff --git a/scrise/factorization.py b/scrise/factorization.py
index d6983f78..34ea3571 100644
--- a/scrise/factorization.py
+++ b/scrise/factorization.py
@@ -560,9 +560,9 @@ def load_factors(
     # Optionally match and attach raw data
     if raw_path is not None:
         try:
-            import vcsc
+            import vsparse
 
-            raw = vcsc.VCSCAnnData.read_h5ad(raw_path).to_anndata()
+            raw = vsparse.VCSCAnnData.read_h5ad(raw_path).to_anndata()
         except (ImportError, AttributeError, KeyError, ValueError, OSError):
             raw = anndata.read_h5ad(raw_path)
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 01b3904b..f0f98e6c 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2097,6 +2097,8 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anndata" },
+    { name = "hdf5plugin" },
+    { name = "matplotlib" },
     { name = "numpy" },
     { name = "pacmap" },
     { name = "pandas" },
@@ -2104,9 +2106,10 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "pyarrow" },
     { name = "scikit-learn" },
     { name = "scipy" },
+    { name = "seaborn" },
     { name = "tensorly" },
     { name = "tqdm" },
-    { name = "vcsc" },
+    { name = "vsparse" },
 ]
 
 [package.optional-dependencies]
@@ -2159,6 +2162,8 @@ docs = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "anndata", specifier = ">=0.13" },
+    { name = "hdf5plugin", specifier = ">=7.0.0" },
+    { name = "matplotlib", specifier = ">=3.8" },
     { name = "numpy", specifier = ">=2.2" },
     { name = "pacmap", specifier = ">=0.9" },
     { name = "pandas", specifier = ">=3.0.0" },
@@ -2167,9 +2172,10 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pyarrow", specifier = ">=19.0" },
     { name = "scikit-learn", specifier = ">=1.6" },
     { name = "scipy", specifier = ">=1.16" },
+    { name = "seaborn", specifier = ">=0.13.2" },
     { name = "tensorly", specifier = ">=0.9.0" },
     { name = "tqdm", specifier = ">=4.66.1" },
-    { name = "vcsc", git = "https://github.com/meyer-lab/anndata-VCSC.git" },
+    { name = "vsparse", specifier = ">=0.2.0" },
 ]
 provides-extras = ["gpu"]
 
@@ -2462,9 +2468,9 @@ wheels = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "vcsc"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/meyer-lab/anndata-VCSC.git#5ada8d2d5cd2deef16b66590f32ab96489e44406" }
+name = "vsparse"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anndata" },
     { name = "hdf5plugin" },
@@ -2472,6 +2478,10 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "numpy" },
     { name = "scipy" },
 ]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/3d/a5/78db8f12cb1dfe2e0a2f7d637efef572ffb75578d01e34f2c1d2a4327747/vsparse-0.2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:aba6221ec50ce3cbe6bc149d69216202c66b2361c9b7a7ba09e3f3bc21a52cff", size = 37836, upload-time = "2026-09-04T12:50:17.51Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/28/14/f2a51a5aa3a3d131429ed7d238d9a13d32dd10493b3019e69e9fd4399420/vsparse-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:567035afa9a51c5edfc3103a9f98f95568f4ba5e2a9477f73031b703a376d277", size = 45084, upload-time = "2026-09-04T12:50:16.137Z" },
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "watchdog"